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Friday, April 17
 

9:00am EDT

Reclaiming Christianity from the Christians: The Witness of Las Casas
Friday April 17, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
In the 16th century, a former conquistador named Bartolomé de las Casas boldly confronted his fellow Christians and spoke out against colonial violence in the Americas. In this session, Daniel José Camacho shares about Las Casas’s fascinating life and underappreciated writings that contain crucial lessons about faith and empathy that remain relevant in our own day.


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Daniel José Camacho

Daniel José Camacho is currently working on a book about Bartolomé de las Casas with Avid Reader Press. Previously an editor at Sojourners and Fortress Press, he won a Robert B. Silvers Foundation Grant for his essay "Saint Augustine's Slave Play," which became one of the top-t... Read More →
Friday April 17, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
Prince Conference Center, Board Room

10:30am EDT

Session Cancelled
Friday April 17, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am EDT
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Tasha Jun will no longer be speaking at the Festival.
Friday April 17, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am EDT
Prince Conference Center, Board Room

11:45am EDT

Religion Reporting in an Era of Distrust
Friday April 17, 2026 11:45am - 12:30pm EDT
At a time when distrust of institutions and media runs high, Religion News Service reporter Kathryn Post shares behind-the-scenes stories of earning trust with her sources, from conservative Christian "momfluencers" to ex-evangelicals and survivors of religious abuse. She discusses what she's learned about building relationships and why getting religion right matters in today's newsrooms.
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Kathryn Post

Kathryn Post is an award-winning national reporter for Religion News Service (RNS). Based in Pittsburgh, Kathryn covers topics such as religious "nones," religious higher education and abuse in religious contexts. She joined RNS in 2021 after earning a Master of Arts in Religion from... Read More →
Friday April 17, 2026 11:45am - 12:30pm EDT
Prince Conference Center, Board Room

2:30pm EDT

The Grief and Hope of Conversion
Friday April 17, 2026 2:30pm - 3:15pm EDT
In her memoir We Carry Smoke and Paper, poet and essayist Melody S. Gee explores the grief and hope of becoming Catholic at age 35. She discusses what is lost and found in religious conversion--what is gained, let go, and sometimes resurrected.

Book signing follows in the Prince Conference Center, Fireside Room
Speakers
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Melody S. Gee

Melody S. Gee is the author of We Carry Smoke and Paper: Essays on the Grief and Hope of Conversion (University of Iowa Press, October 2024) and three books of poetry. She is the recipient of Kundiman fellowships in poetry and fiction, a Sustainable Arts Foundation Award, and Artist Support Grants from the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis... Read More →
Friday April 17, 2026 2:30pm - 3:15pm EDT
Prince Conference Center, Board Room

4:00pm EDT

Poetics of the Sacred
Friday April 17, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT
How might artistic practices invoke the qualities of prayer? By extension, is it possible to articulate a poetics of the sacred? In this session, Patrick Rosal explores his complex relationship to prayer, the sacred, and a secular artistic practice, sharing how he was influenced by his relationship with his father, who was a priest and theologian trained in the Thomist tradition.

Book signing follows in the Prince Conference Center, Fireside Room
Speakers
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Patrick Rosal

Patrick Rosal is the author of The Last Thing and has been published in The New York Times, The Nation, Best American Poetry and elsewhere. A Guggenheim and NEA Fellow, he is a Distinguished Professor at Rutgers-Camden. His mother and father immigrated from the Philippines and met in the U.S., while his father was still a Catholic priest and theologian in the Thomist tradition... Read More →
Friday April 17, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT
Prince Conference Center, Board Room
 
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